diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5c3befd..bebd542 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ yamllint>=1.28.0
 docker>=4.3.1
 pre-commit
 anyconfig>=0.10.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
-setuptools>=65.5.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
+setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability